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Advanced Process Control and Model Predictive Control

When basic loops reach their limit, advanced process control squeezes out the last of the quality, throughput and energy gains. This course explains where advanced control and model predictive control fit, how they work and what it takes to sustain them. Delegates leave able to judge where advanced control pays and how to support it.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the limits of basic regulatory control.
  • Describe advanced control techniques and their uses.
  • Explain how model predictive control works.
  • Identify opportunities that justify advanced control.
  • Describe what it takes to build and commission a controller.
  • Sustain benefits through monitoring and support.

Course outline

  1. 01Limits of regulatory control
  2. 02The case for advanced control
  3. 03Feedforward, cascade and ratio revisited
  4. 04Multivariable interaction
  5. 05Model predictive control principles
  6. 06Building and identifying models
  7. 07Commissioning a controller
  8. 08Benefits and their measurement
  9. 09Sustaining performance
  10. 10Organisation and support

Who should attend

Process, control and instrumentation engineers seeking to raise plant performance beyond basic loop control.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
5 to 9 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Harare5US$1,800Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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